View All - 1994 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF BRIBERY OR CORRUPTIONMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Act, No. 19, of 1994, shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint, by Order published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the "appointed date ").2. Commission to Investigate allegations of bribery of corruption. 3. Function of the Commission. 4. Communication to the Commission. 5. Powers of the Commission. 6. Right of Commission to refer to declarations of assets and liabilities made under the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Law, No. 1 of 1975. 7. Commission may authorize search. 8. Summon. 9. Privileges and immunities of persons appearing before the Commission. 10. Costs and expenses. 11. Commission to direct institution of criminal proceedings in certain cases. 12. Indictment under the hand of the Director General receivable in High Court. 13. Officers of Commission entitled to conduct Prosecutions in High Court. 14. Contradictory statements. 15. Admissibility of statements made to the Commission in trials for offences under the Bribery Act or the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Law, No. 1 of 1975. 16. Director-General for the Prevention of Bribery and Corruption and staff of the Commission. 17. Duty to maintain secrecy. 18. Members of deemed to be public Servant &c. 19. Protection of action. 20. Punishment for contempt. 21. False allegation as offences.22. Breach of Provision regarding secrecy an offence. 23. Miscellaneous offence. 24. Writ jurisdiction to be exercised by the Supreme Court in relation to the Commission. 25. Transitional provisions. 26. Reports of the Commission. 27. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency. 28. Interpretation.